Intro: This story was designed after events occuring in daily life. It is told from the points of view of 3 freshman students:
- Tommy, a kid who doesn't have his mind set but knows what he wants done.
- Sarah, a girl who just wants everything (and everyone) to be okay.
- and Gage, a suicidal child whose had some tough times. Everyone just wants him to be okay, but how can he be okay if he can't change himself?
Un-Amazing, Chapter 1: Saving Gage
Tommy - I’ve been friends with Gage all my life. I thought that no matter what, I could tell what he was thinking. I was wrong.
Gage and I - we’ve been friends for 13 years now. After his dad left, I was there. After his mom died, I was there. Even after his grandma died, I was there. Gage was probably one of the unluckiest people I’d ever met. And I wasn’t the only one that knew that.
Sarah - Gage and I had known each other since preschool. But as we grew older, I saw a dark side of him appear more and more often. He got to the point where I could barely talk to him at all. Anything and everything would set him off. The closest we ever were was 8th grade. In 10th, he’d gone from happy-go-lucky to the exact opposite.
Tommy, I’d only known him for about a year. But, at the same time, we’re pretty close. We both wanted to help him out of the…the rut he got into. At some points, I felt as if it’s impossible.
Gage - Somedays I just wish I was never born. I haven’t had a “good day” in so long, it’s hard to remember. People try and help me, but it goes nowhere. Their help isn’t needed. I can help myself.
A popular term used with my friends is “your mom.” They make it sound like their parents are a mockery. But what if they had no mom? What if they heard that comeback and it stuck in their heads for the rest of the day? Welcome to my world.
My family runs the Black Parade. Isn’t that enough of an explanation?
- Tommy, a kid who doesn't have his mind set but knows what he wants done.
- Sarah, a girl who just wants everything (and everyone) to be okay.
- and Gage, a suicidal child whose had some tough times. Everyone just wants him to be okay, but how can he be okay if he can't change himself?
Un-Amazing, Chapter 1: Saving Gage
Tommy - I’ve been friends with Gage all my life. I thought that no matter what, I could tell what he was thinking. I was wrong.
Gage and I - we’ve been friends for 13 years now. After his dad left, I was there. After his mom died, I was there. Even after his grandma died, I was there. Gage was probably one of the unluckiest people I’d ever met. And I wasn’t the only one that knew that.
Sarah - Gage and I had known each other since preschool. But as we grew older, I saw a dark side of him appear more and more often. He got to the point where I could barely talk to him at all. Anything and everything would set him off. The closest we ever were was 8th grade. In 10th, he’d gone from happy-go-lucky to the exact opposite.
Tommy, I’d only known him for about a year. But, at the same time, we’re pretty close. We both wanted to help him out of the…the rut he got into. At some points, I felt as if it’s impossible.
Gage - Somedays I just wish I was never born. I haven’t had a “good day” in so long, it’s hard to remember. People try and help me, but it goes nowhere. Their help isn’t needed. I can help myself.
A popular term used with my friends is “your mom.” They make it sound like their parents are a mockery. But what if they had no mom? What if they heard that comeback and it stuck in their heads for the rest of the day? Welcome to my world.
My family runs the Black Parade. Isn’t that enough of an explanation?